PSB holds swimming camp for journalists’ kids

ISLAMABAD - The summer swimming camp for journalist's children concluded here at swimming pool of Pakistan Sports Complex on Wednesday. Over 200 kids participated in the nine-day long camp organised by National Press Club (NPC) in collaboration with the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). PSB Director General Syed Amir Hamza Gillani was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony while NPC Islamabad president Farooq Faisal Khan, secretary Shahryar Khan, chairman organising committee and secretary Finance NPC Afzal Javed and a large number of journalists along with their families were also present at the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Gillani said kids used to sit at home and their only enjoyment was to play indoor games at their homes but the National Press Club had done a marvelous job of providing healthy activity to the journalists’ kids. He said that Pakistan Sports Board would provide all possible assistance to National Press Club in future too to hold healthy activities for journalists’ kids. “We will also extend other sporting facilities to journalists and their kids and provide equipments and other related items to the kids who wanted to participate in different sporting events,” he concluded.